Vest



July 24, 1928.

F. A. BIEBERSTEIN VEST Sept. 22, 1926 ATTOR EY WITNESSES v W- Y I Patented July 24, 1928.

UNITED stares FRAINK A. BIEI B'ERST'EI'N, OF MILWAUKEE, WISGON SIN.

VEST.

Applicationflled.September 22, 1926-; Serial No. 137,006.

The invention relates to vests, and more particularly to lined vests.

In lined vests ofready-nrade construction, it is frequently necessary to alter the side seams to fit the individual customer and this has heretofore been accomplished by ripping the neck seam and turning the vest inside out to gain access to the side seams. This method of alteration entails a certain amount of hand sewing and requires considerable time.

An object of the invention is to provide a lined vest in which the side seams can be constructed in a simple manner and in which alteration of the side seams can be expeditiously made without impairing the finished appearance of the garment.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by the annexed claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a side View of the exterior of a vest embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of the inte rior of the vest;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail perspective View showing the lower end of the side seam before completion;

Fig. 4 is a bottom edge view of the seam; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional View through the seam taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

In these drawings, the numeral 10 designates the outer front fabric portion of a vest including the usual pockets 11. The front portion 10 is joined to a back 12 by side seams 13 and shoulder seams 1 1 each terminating at arm holes 15.

The front fabric portion 10 is provided with an inner facing 16 and a lining 17 of suitable material, and the back 12 is provided with a lining 18 secured at its upper edge by a neck seam 19. In the construction of the side seam, the front portion 10 and the back 12 with their respectivelinings 1-7 and 18 are joined by a line of stitching 20, as seen in Fig. 3. This is preferably accomplished in the type of machine which trims the edges of the several layers of cloth and simultaneously provides a line of stitching close to the trimmed edges. The exposed edges of the sewn plies are then covered by piping 21 secured thereto by stitching 22 and extending from the lower edge of the vest to the lower edge of the arm hole, at which points the 23 of the piping are turned in, as seen in Fig. 3. The side seam 13 is then sewn substantially parallel with the piping andspaced therefrom so that the back portion andits lining may subsequently be turned back, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5. This reversal of the back and its lining serves to cover the infolded ends 23 of the piping, and the flap covered by the piping is retained in position by short transverse stitchings or tackings 24- near the arm hole 15, and the bottom edge of the vest, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. The tackings 24; may be readily sewn by machine- If desired, the piping 23 may be formed by the projecting edge of one of the cloth plies, but it is more convenient to provide a sepa rate strip for this purpose.

l/Vhen it is necessary to let out the vest at the side seams, the end tackings 24 and side seams 13 are both ripped and a new side seam is then sewn at a proper location closer to the free edge of the flap. New end tackings 24; are then sewn to retain the narrowed flap flat against the back.

When it is necessary to take in the vest at the side seams, the end tackings and side seams are both ripped and a newside seam is then sewn at a proper location without need for ripping the original side seam. New end tackings are then provided in the same manner as when taking in the vest.

It will be noted that these alterations of the seams are accomplished without the necessity for ripping the neck seam and turning the vest inside out or of turning the material at the arm holes or the lower edge of the vest. The alteration of the side seams when required can be accomplished in an inexpensive and expeditious manner without impairing the finished appearance of the vest, and the side seams are of such character as to facilitate the original construction of the vest.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a vest, the combination of front and back vest portions secured at their meeting edges to form a flap extending between the arm hole and the lower edge of the vest, a length of piping covering the longitudinal edge of said flap and having its ends reverse- 1y turned at the ends of said flap for dis position between the flap and one of said vest portions, a line of stitching joining said front and back portions to form a side seam and detming the inner edge of said flap, and

stitched tackings at the end portions of said flap securing said flap against one of said vestportions and passing through the re versely turned ends of said piping interposed between said flap and the adjacent vest portion.

2. In avest, the combination of front and back vest portions secured at their meeting edges to form a fiap extending between the armhole and the lower edge of the vest, a length of piping covering the longitudinal edge of said flap and having its ends reverse 1y inturned at the ends of said flap to conceal the raw ends of said piping, a line of stitching joining said front and back portions to form a side seam and defining the inner edge ofsaid flap, and stitched tackings at the end portions of said flap securing said flap against one of said vest portions and passing through the reversely inturned ends 20 of said piping.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANK A. BIEBERSTEIN; 

